Svante Paabo is the winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology for his work on sequencing the genome for Neanderthals. Neanderthals were a separate human species that populated Europe for hundreds of thousands of years before they became extinct 40,000 years ago. The Nobel Prize committee says that Paabo achieved the challenging task of cracking the genetic code...

Aaron Judge hit his 62nd home run of the season Tuesday night in Texas, putting him ahead of every other single-season long-ball hitter outside the steroid era. In the first game of a doubleheader at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, Judge's record-setting hit came in the first inning against Rangers pitcher Jesus Tinoco. Judge drove an 88 mph slider over...

A ballistic missile was launched over Japan by North Korea this past Tuesday(10/4/22), in contravention of UN policies. It is believed the launch was carried out to get the attention of Washington and Tokyo, who have conducted naval exercises together this week, alongside South Korea. The missile traveled a distance of 2,800 miles. It fell into the Pacific Ocean, but...

There are signs that the ongoing conflict with Ukraine is starting to cause problems for the Russian military. The frontline for Russian forces is over 1500 miles long, and this can't be defended without enough soldiers. In a speech made from the Kremlin earlier this week, President Putin announced that he would be calling up 300,000 reservists to the front...

The Jewish people place the most importance on Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement. Timed to coincide with the completion of the ten days of reflection and atonement that follow the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah, it occurs in the Hebrew month of Tishrei (September/October in the Gregorian calendar). Jews are urged to repent and seek forgiveness...

President Biden has warned that Hurricane Ian is likely to be the deadliest in Florida’s history after the state starts to fully assess the damage that has occurred. The hurricane is one of the strongest to ever hit the United States. As of 1st October, 34 people have been killed by the hurricane, but the death toll is expected to...

Giorgia Meloni is on course to become Italy’s first female prime minister after she won the election with 26% of the total vote. It is expected that the government she will go on to form will be predominantly right-wing. Her party, Brothers of Italy, was formed in 2012 and she was a founding member. The origins of the party can...

A British defense source has claimed that the leak in the Nord Stream pipelines was caused by a series of explosions. These explosions would have been detonated remotely from an unknown location. The EU has also confirmed that they believe that the leaks were a result of an act of sabotage. Poland and Ukraine have publicly stated that they believe...

In 2013, Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, leaked classified information about the NSA's mass surveillance program to the press. As a result, he was charged with espionage by the US government and was forced to seek asylum in Russia. On Monday, September 26th, 2022, Snowden was granted Russian citizenship. Snowden has been living in Russia...

Last Wednesday(9/21/22) Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a chilling warning to the world: if Russia is attacked on it's mainland,"We will certainly make use of all weapon systems available to us." The statement came in response to a question about whether Russia would consider using nuclear weapons if it were invaded by NATO forces. While Putin did not specifically...